EXTRA 1 on Lech Lecha 13:15

EXTRA · Ohr HaChaim · Parashas Lech Lecha · Passuk 13:15

Complete Passuk

כִּ֧י אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֛רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה רֹאֶ֖ה לְךָ֣ אֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

For all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever.

Source

Ohr HaChaim on Genesis 13:15

Core Text

Core Text הִנֵּה יָדוּעַ כִּי שִׁעוּר חוּשׁ הָרְאוּת הוּא מֻגְבָּל בָּאָדָם… וְכָאן עָשָׂה לוֹ ה׳ נֵס שֶׁנִּתְקָרְבוּ קְצוֹת הָאָרֶץ וְרָאָה הַכֹּל, וּבְאֶמְצָעוּת הַדָּבָר הֶחְזִיק בְּכָל הָאָרֶץ.
English: It is known that the measure of human sight is limited… Here Hashem performed a miracle for him: the ends of the land were brought near and he saw everything, and by means of that he took hold of the entire land.
Context: Seeing is treated as a form of legal acquisition (chazakah); the miracle expands the visual field to the full grant.

What Is Learned

The command to look is itself an act of acquisition aided by miracle.